Health Sciences 2711A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Vital Capacity, Lung Volumes, Color Vision
31 Jan 2018
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Lecture 4 successful aging and physical aspects. 3 criteria of what it means to be a successful ager. Individualized and doesn"t look at the person in context. How does this impact their ability to age successfully. Universal everybody has to go through it. Intrinsic because of age, genetics, etc. Progressive there is a gradual decline (negative term) Deleterious lead to a loss of function. Important to understand what changes are age-associated and what might be treatable because it can impact the way doctors do research and practice clinically. Loss of muscle mass and muscle strength with age. Exercise with resistance (weight-bearing) can help slow down the age-related changes in the muscles. Basal metabolic rate (calories that our bodies burn at rest) slows down with age we don"t need to eat as much. Normal aging which is what we all may experience. Due to deterioration or unhealthy lifestyle factors/environmental contributors.
